I'm considering trying Windows ASM. I've done some DOS and Linux,but
I feel I might want to try it for something new.

So,I have 2 questions.

What are the advantages of 32 bit Windows ASM compared to DOS?

Can I do stuff in Windows without having to include files?

Can I do Windows Console programs? Like you can in Dev-C++ ?

I'm interested in writing to the screen or to a file which I can already do under
DOS ASM. So I'm hoping that Win ASM allows me to do that stuff possibly
easier? That's what I've read.

1) no segment:offset coding, your process has single large memory space
2) you can manually build pe file and/or imports section - but you must use win32 api to do almost anything
3) yes use fasm's 'format pe console' - then look into GetStdHandle api to output text
4) you may find some macros/snippets you can reuse in your code, otherwise youll need to learn the api to work with files. i dont believe you can output directly to screen like in DOS, maybe someone else here can confirm that

OK,well I'll try. I plan on at least doing Hello World.

Hey,here's something I need to know.

Does Windows have interrupts?

In both DOS and Linux,you have interrupt numbers.

I never forget the awesome string output calls.

int 33 when ah=9 can print text in DOS
int 128 when eax=4 can also do it in linux

So,does Windows have a set of those interrupts that do things?

no, actual win32 coding has no interrupts.

everything is done through the windows api. look in fasm windows package for some examples

I messed with the Hello World example,but what I want is a console.

I suppose since what I'm looking for is already done in DOS,I shouldn't
bother with a stupid API thing.

you cannot even do a simple 'hello world' in windows without using the api - even when working with the console from within windows

Win32 fasm is a console program. Have a look at "fasm.asm" in the win32 folder of the download.

also, take a look at Projects/FASMLIB, and there look at win32 examples.